Karen C. Kabbes

Karen has been fortunate to be involved with ASCE since her student days and with ASCE’s Institutes since the inception of EWRI, building on her activities in ASCE at both the local and national levels. She understands how both ASCE and Institutes work and knows how to accomplish movement in a positive, participatory fashion throughout the organization. She has great respect for the volunteers that make up ASCE and the Institutes, and the staff, and would like to work to continue to make ASCE and its Institutes recognized world professional leaders in environmentally sound, socially just, and sustainable solutions for the communities infrastructure and natural resources, now and in the future.

Her vision for ASCE is based on two primary goals: One, the desire to see the highly technical profession continue to move ahead in exchanging and advancing technical information to serve the world and the increasingly complex challenges of the future; and, two, continuing to improve the ability to connect with people and professionals inside and outside of ASCE, to communicate on issues of importance to their daily lives, their families and their future.